Wild pull goalie in OT win
Minnesota pulled its goaltender in overtime and Matt Boldy scored to lift the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
Wild goalie Marc-andre Fleury skated off 3:30 into OT, giving Minnesota a 4-on-3 advantage. Seconds later, Boldy got a pass from Mats Zuccarello and beat Predators goalie Juuse Saros for his 24th goal.
Nashville’s Ryan O’reilly scored a power-play goal with 2:02 remaining in regulation, helping the Predators avoid what would have been their first regulation loss since Feb. 15. Nashville is 10-0-2 in its last 12 games.
Mark Jankowski had a goal and an assist for the Predators. Luke Evangelista also scored, and Saros made 29 stops.
OILERS 4, PENGUINS 0
Connor Mcdavid had a goal and two assists, sending Edmonton to the victory.
Darnell Nurse scored twice in the third period. Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game losing streak by shutting down the struggling Penguins.
ISLANDERS 6, DUCKS 1
Bo Horvat and Brock
Nelson each had a goal and an assist, and the Islanders moved into a playoff position with their sixth straight win.
Kyle Palmieri, Cal Clutterbuck, Pierre Engvall and Casey Cizikas also scored for New York. Mathew Barzal had two assists.
HURRICANES 7, FLAMES 2
Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and two assists, powering Carolina to its third consecutive victory.
Jalen Chatfield, Seth Jarvis and Teuvo Teravainen each had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes. Brent Burns and Jordan Martinook also scored, and Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi each had two assists.
BLACKHAWKS 7, COYOTES 4
Colin Blackwell got his first career hat trick and Connor Bedard had two goals and an assist, leading the Blackhawks to the victory.
It was Chicago’s highest scoring game of the season. The last-place Blackhawks improved to 3-13-3 in their last 19 games, including a 5-2 win at the Coyotes on Tuesday.